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Latitude: 57.6815 / 57°40'53"N
Longitude: -4.3178 / 4°19'3"W
OS Eastings: 261894
OS Northings: 868099
OS Grid: NH618680
Mapcode National: GBR H8QF.0YG
Mapcode Global: WH3DB.N634
Entry Name: Gun Port,burial mound 45m N of
Scheduled Date: 13 March 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5002
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary)
Location: Alness
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Cromarty Firth
Traditional County: Ross-shire
The monument is a burial mound of the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, measuring 25m in diameter and 4m high. The area to be scheduled measures 40m across, to include the mound and an area around it in which traces associated with the construction and use of the mound will survive, as marked in red on the attached map. The fence bounding the scheduled area to the S is specifically excluded from
the scheduling.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a well preserved burial mound which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric burial and ceremonial practice. It is of further importance because pollen and features sealed beneath the mound can increase our understanding of the environment and land use immediately prior to its construction.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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